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Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Part 2
Part 2 of the extensive collection of all the letters which passed between Robert Browning (1812-1889) and Elizabeth Barrett Moulton-Barrett (1806-1861) in the years 1845 and 1846, which marked the beginning of their acquaintance and formation of their romantic relationship. The nearly daily exchange of letters during this period gives a minute insight into the private and public life of these two authors, as well as into their work and how they influenced each other in their writings.
Part 2: January to May 1846. - Summary by Sonia
Part 2: January to May 1846. - Summary by Sonia
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
E.B.B. to R.B. January 1, 1845 [1846]
05:53 - Chapter 2
R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Night. [Post-mark, January 5, 1846]
06:33 - Chapter 3
E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, January 6, 1846]
11:32 - Chapter 4
R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Morning
01:07 - Chapter 5
R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Night. [Post-mark, January 7, 1846]
10:39 - Chapter 6
E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, January 7, 1846]
05:25 - Chapter 7
E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, January 9, 1846]
05:13 - Chapter 8
R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Morning
01:27 - Chapter 9
E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, January 10, 1846]
05:10 - Chapter 10
R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, January 10, 1846]
01:21 - Chapter 11
R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, January 12, 1846]
15:06 - Chapter 12
E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Night. [Post-mark, January 14, 1846]
09:00 - Chapter 13
R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, January 14, 1846]
01:53 - Chapter 14
R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, January 15, 1846]
05:54 - Chapter 15
E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday Morning. [Post-mark, January 17, 1846]
07:50 - Chapter 16
E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday Night. [In the same envelope with the preceding letter]
07:32 - Chapter 17
R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, January 17, 1846]
06:28 - Chapter 18
R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Evening. [Post-mark, January 19, 1846]
07:38 - Chapter 19
E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, January 19, 1846]
06:09 - Chapter 20
R.B. to E.B.B. Monday Morning. [Post-mark, January 19, 1846]
04:59 - Chapter 21
E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, January 22, 1846]
08:37 - Chapter 22
R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday Morning. [Post-mark, January 22, 1846]
05:00 - Chapter 23
E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday Night. [Post-mark, January 23, 1846]
02:53 - Chapter 24
R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, January 23, 1846]
06:59 - Chapter 25
E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, January 26, 1846]
08:44 - Chapter 26
R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Evening. [Post-mark, January 26, 1846]
04:21 - Chapter 27
E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, January 27, 1846]
07:58 - Chapter 28
R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, January 27, 1846]
04:33 - Chapter 29
R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, January 28, 1846]
02:11 - Chapter 30
E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, January 31, 1846]
04:19 - Chapter 31
R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, January 31, 1846]
04:47 - Chapter 32
E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Evening. [Post-mark, February 2, 1846]
04:32 - Chapter 33
E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [In the same envelope with the preceding letter]
06:37 - Chapter 34
R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Morning. [Post-mark, February 4, 1846]
05:18 - Chapter 35
E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, February 5, 1846]
05:19 - Chapter 36
R.B. to E.B.B. Friday. [Post-mark, February 6, 1846]
05:20 - Chapter 37
R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday Morning. [Post-mark, February 7, 1846]
00:55 - Chapter 38
E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, February 7, 1846]
03:22 - Chapter 39
R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, February 7, 1846]
01:44 - Chapter 40
R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Morning. [Post-mark, February 9, 1846]
04:42 - Chapter 41
E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, February 10, 1846]
10:22 - Chapter 42
R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday Morning. [Post-mark, February 11, 1846]
08:38 - Chapter 43
E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, February 12, 1846]
06:58 - Chapter 44
R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, February 13, 1846]
03:36 - Chapter 45
E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday Evening. [Post-mark, February 16, 1846]
07:32 - Chapter 46
R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Afternoon. [Post-mark, February 16, 1846]
09:46 - Chapter 47
R.B. to E.B.B. Monday. [Post-mark, February 16, 1846]
02:34 - Chapter 48
E.B.B. to R.B. Monday Morning. [Post-mark, February 17, 1846]
08:12 - Chapter 49
E.B.B. to R.B. Monday Evening. [In the same envelope with the preceding letter]
03:14 - Chapter 50
R.B. to E.B.B. 6 1/2 Tuesday Evening
00:42 - Chapter 51
R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday Morning. [Post-mark, February 19, 1846]
04:32 - Chapter 52
E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-marks, mis-sent to Mitcham. February 19 and 20, 1846]
05:21 - Chapter 53
E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday Evening. [Post-mark, February 20, 1846]
05:19 - Chapter 54
R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Afternoon. [Post-mark, February 20, 1846]
02:35 - Chapter 55
E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, February 21, 1846]
09:06 - Chapter 56
R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday Morning. [Post-mark, February 23, 1846]
07:17 - Chapter 57
E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, February 24, 1846]
10:17 - Chapter 58
R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, February 24, 1846]
01:33 - Chapter 59
R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday Morning. [Post-mark, February 25, 1846]
07:37 - Chapter 60
E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, February 26, 1846]
06:23 - Chapter 61
R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, February 26, 1846]
02:37 - Chapter 62
E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday Evening. [Post-mark, February 27, 1846]
05:20 - Chapter 63
R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, February 27, 1846]
05:28 - Chapter 64
E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, March 2, 1846]
10:18 - Chapter 65
R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, March 2, 1846]
00:54 - Chapter 66
R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Evening. [Post-mark, March 2, 1846]
02:59 - Chapter 67
E.B.B. to R.B. Monday Evening. [Post-mark, March 3, 1846]
04:39 - Chapter 68
R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, March 3, 1846]
11:01 - Chapter 69
E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, March 4, 1846]
07:01 - Chapter 70
R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday Morning. [Post-mark, March 4, 1846]
02:30 - Chapter 71
E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, March 6, 1846]
04:26 - Chapter 72
R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, March 6, 1846]
05:21 - Chapter 73
E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Evening. [Post-mark, March 7, 1846]
04:06 - Chapter 74
R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday Morning. [Post-mark, March 7, 1846]
05:59 - Chapter 75
E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Morning. [Post-mark, March 10, 1846]
04:56 - Chapter 76
R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Morning. [Post-mark, March 10, 1846]
04:42 - Chapter 77
E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, March 11, 1846]
05:35 - Chapter 78
R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, March 11, 1846]
04:05 - Chapter 79
E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, March 12, 1846]
04:44 - Chapter 80
R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, March 12, 1846]
03:20 - Chapter 81
E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, March 16, 1846]
07:16 - Chapter 82
R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday [Post-mark, March 16, 1846]
04:41 - Chapter 83
R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, March 16, 1846]
02:15 - Chapter 84
E.B.B. to R.B. Monday Evening. [Post-mark, March 17, 1846]
05:20 - Chapter 85
R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday
05:32 - Chapter 86
E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, March 18, 1846]
03:16 - Chapter 87
R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, March 18, 1846]
02:36 - Chapter 88
E.B.B. to R.B. Friday. [Post-mark, March 20, 1846]
04:29 - Chapter 89
R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday Morning. [Post-mark, March 21, 1846]
02:01 - Chapter 90
E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, March 21, 1846]
03:34 - Chapter 91
R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, March 23, 1846]
04:27 - Chapter 92
E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, March 24, 1846]
05:27 - Chapter 93
R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Afternoon. [Post-mark, March 24, 1846]
03:21 - Chapter 94
E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, March 25, 1846]
04:52 - Chapter 95
R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, March 25, 1846]
06:32 - Chapter 96
E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday Evening. [Post-mark, March 26, 1846]
05:59 - Chapter 97
R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday Morning. [Post-mark, March 26, 1846]
06:51 - Chapter 98
E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, March 27, 1846]
03:54 - Chapter 99
R.B. to E.B.B. Friday. [Post-mark, March 27, 1846]
02:46 - Chapter 100
R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Afternoon
04:37 - Chapter 101
E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday Evening. [Post-mark, March 30, 1846]
05:22 - Chapter 102
R.B. to E.B.B. Monday. [Post-mark, March 30, 1846]
04:05 - Chapter 103
E.B.B. to R.B. Monday
01:49 - Chapter 104
E.B.B. to R.B. Monday Evening. [Post-mark, March 31, 1846]
05:29 - Chapter 105
R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, March 31, 1846]
02:25 - Chapter 106
E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, March 31, 1846]
05:19 - Chapter 107
R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, April 1, 1846]
06:29 - Chapter 108
E.B.B. to R.B. Friday. [Post-mark, April 3, 1846]
05:05 - Chapter 109
R.B. to E.B.B. Friday. [Post-mark, April 3, 1846]
04:29 - Chapter 110
E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Evening. [Post-mark, April 4, 1846]
06:39 - Chapter 111
R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday. [April 4, 1846]
04:38 - Chapter 112
E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday. [April 5, 1846]
05:24 - Chapter 113
R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, April 6, 1846]
05:22 - Chapter 114
R.B. to E.B.B. Monday Morning. [April 6, 1846]
03:05 - Chapter 115
E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, April 7, 1846]
06:27 - Chapter 116
R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, April 7, 1846]
02:47 - Chapter 117
E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, April 8, 1846]
04:36 - Chapter 118
R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday Morning. [Post-mark, April 8, 1846]
17:58 - Chapter 119
E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday Evening. [Post-mark, April 9, 1846]
04:13 - Chapter 120
R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday. 8 a.m. [Post-mark, April 9, 1846]
02:10 - Chapter 121
E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday Evening. [Post-mark, April 10, 1846]
04:20 - Chapter 122
E.B.B. to R.B. Friday - 2 o'clock p.m. [Post-mark, April 10, 1846]
01:05 - Chapter 123
R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, April 10, 1846]
08:46 - Chapter 124
E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, April 13, 1846]
08:40 - Chapter 125
R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, April 13, 1846]
05:27 - Chapter 126
E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, April 14, 1846]
07:21 - Chapter 127
R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Morning. [Post-mark, April 14, 1846]
05:13 - Chapter 128
E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, April 16, 1846]
07:01 - Chapter 129
R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, April 16, 1846]
03:21 - Chapter 130
E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday Evening. [Post-mark, April 17, 1846]
06:05 - Chapter 131
R.B. to E.B.B. Friday. [Post-mark, April 17, 1846]
07:19 - Chapter 132
E.B.B. to R.B. Friday. [Post-mark, April 18, 1846]
05:57 - Chapter 133
R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, April 18, 1846]
06:09 - Chapter 134
R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Afternoon. [Post-mark, April 20, 1846]
05:41 - Chapter 135
E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, April 21, 1846]
04:16 - Chapter 136
R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, April 21, 1846]
03:16 - Chapter 137
E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday evening. [Post-mark, April 22, 1846]
04:27 - Chapter 138
R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, April 22, 1846]
03:24 - Chapter 139
E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday evening. [Post-mark, April 23, 1846]
04:49 - Chapter 140
R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, April 23, 1846]
04:32 - Chapter 141
E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday evening. [Post-mark, April 24, 1846]
04:56 - Chapter 142
R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, April 24, 1846]
04:00 - Chapter 143
E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, April 27, 1846]
06:05 - Chapter 144
R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, April 27, 1846]
05:06 - Chapter 145
R.B. to E.B.B. Monday. [Post-mark, April 27, 1846]
04:04 - Chapter 146
E.B.B. to R.B. Monday Evening. [Post-mark, April 28, 1846]
04:32 - Chapter 147
R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, April 28, 1846]
03:49 - Chapter 148
E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, April 29, 1846]
05:02 - Chapter 149
R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, April 29, 1846]
02:47 - Chapter 150
E.B.B. to R.B. Friday. [Post-mark, May 1, 1846]
03:57 - Chapter 151
R.B. to E.B.B. Friday. [Post-mark, May 1, 1846]
06:54 - Chapter 152
E.B.B. to R.B. Friday. [Post-mark, May 2, 1846]
04:13 - Chapter 153
R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, May 2, 1846]
05:55 - Chapter 154
R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, May 4, 1846]
03:53 - Chapter 155
R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, May 5, 1846]
04:53 - Chapter 156
E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, May 6, 1846]
03:43 - Chapter 157
E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, May 6, 1846]
06:07 - Chapter 158
R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, May 6, 1846]
04:12 - Chapter 159
E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday Evening. [Post-mark, May 7, 1846]
04:38 - Chapter 160
R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, May 7, 1846]
03:45 - Chapter 161
E.B.B. to R.B. May 7, 1846
04:42 - Chapter 162
R.B. to E.B.B. Friday. [Post-mark, May 8, 1846]
04:29 - Chapter 163
E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, May 11, 1846]
05:45 - Chapter 164
R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, May 11, 1846]
04:21 - Chapter 165
R.B. to E.B.B. Monday 4 o'clock. [Post-mark, May 11, 1846]
00:55 - Chapter 166
E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, May 12, 1846]
05:03 - Chapter 167
R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, May 12, 1846]
05:20 - Chapter 168
E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, May 13, 1846]
04:32 - Chapter 169
R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, May 13, 1846]
02:36 - Chapter 170
E.B.B. to R.B. Friday. [Post-mark, May 15, 1846]
02:49 - Chapter 171
R.B. to E.B.B. Friday. [Post-mark, May 15, 1846]
04:53 - Chapter 172
E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Evening. [Post-mark, May 16, 1846]
04:03 - Chapter 173
R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, May 16, 1846]
02:21 - Chapter 174
E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday Morning. [Post-mark, May 16, 1846]
03:35 - Chapter 175
R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday. (Day before to-morrow !) [Post-mark, May 18, 1846]
03:24 - Chapter 176
E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Morning. [Post-mark, May 19, 1846]
02:39 - Chapter 177
R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, May 19, 1846]
02:32 - Chapter 178
E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, May 20, 1846]
05:00 - Chapter 179
R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, May 20, 1846]
02:44 - Chapter 180
E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday, May 20
04:13 - Chapter 181
R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, May 21, 1846]
03:00 - Chapter 182
E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, May 22, 1846]
04:25 - Chapter 183
E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday
01:40 - Chapter 184
R.B. to E.B.B. Friday. [Post-mark, May 22, 1846]
04:54 - Chapter 185
R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Morning. [Post-mark, May 25, 1846]
06:18 - Chapter 186
E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, May 25, 1846]
05:09 - Chapter 187
R.B. to E.B.B. Monday. 12 o'clock
03:32 - Chapter 188
R.B. to E.B.B. Monday. [Post-mark, May 25, 1846]
01:14 - Chapter 189
E.B.B. to R.B. Monday Morning. [Post-mark, May 26, 1846]
09:50 - Chapter 190
R.B. to E.B.B. 3 1/2 p.m. Tuesday. [Post-mark, May 26, 1846]
01:00 - Chapter 191
E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday Morning. [Post-mark, May 28, 1846]
01:55 - Chapter 192
R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, May 28, 1846]
02:54 - Chapter 193
E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, May 29, 1846]
03:05 - Chapter 194
R.B. to E.B.B. Friday. [Post-mark, May 29, 1846]
02:38 - Chapter 195
E.B.B. to R.B. Friday. [Post-mark, May 30, 1846]
05:24 - Chapter 196
R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, May 30, 1846]
04:09 - Chapter 197
E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, May 30, 1846]
04:02